Over the past few days millions of people have stood in solidarity with France via social media, and the support hasn’t stopped there.
Numerous acts of kindness have been seen since the horrific terror attacks on Friday evening.
As the French prime minister François Hollande declared a ‘state of emergency’, many locals in the French capital showed their solidarity by offering various acts of kindness.
Locals open their homes to strangers #PorteOuvere
Hey tourists in #Paris if you need help or some place to sleep around Jussieu 5th arrondissement, my door is open. #PorteOuverte #OpenDoor
— Thomas Nigro (@ThomasNigro) November 13, 2015
If you are around / si vous êtes vers La Villette / Ourcq / Laumière and need help/ avez besoin d’aide c’est #porteouverte come, venez ! — Them Games (@ThemGames) November 13, 2015
The French word ‘porte ouverte’ translates to ‘open door’, and that is exactly what many local Parisians offered – an open door to strangers who were in need of a safe place to stay.
A minute of silence
Minute of silence as people hold their phones aloft #trafalgarsquare https://t.co/GVdW4DFxjr
— Blathnaid Healy (@blathnaidhealy) November 14, 2015
Candles and flowers around the world
#FOX5DC Flowers & candles line the gates of the Embassy of #France in Washington #DC in wake of the #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/x0Niguf9XY — Tom Fitzgerald (@FitzFox5DC) November 14, 2015
People have shown their sympathies for the victims of the French terror attack by gathering around the world lighting candles, leaving flowers and singing songs.
Taxi Drivers turning off their metres
Taxis taking people for free in Paris as many others stuck in shuttered bars, restaurants, some even locked in kitchens #ParisAttacks — sophie pilgrim (@sophiepilgrim) November 13, 2015
Taxi drivers across Paris reportedly turned off their metres on Friday evening in order to get people home safe as quickly as possible.
